Terminal connecting system
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a connecting interface including a connection portion; and
a fastening portion comprising a plate that is configured to;
(i) be substantially flush with a surface of the electronic device when the connection interface and a connector are not mated, and (ii) extend or recede from the surface of the electronic device when the connection interface and the connector are mated;
wherein the fastening portion further comprises a shaft coupled to the plate and a plate driver configured to actuate the shaft, andwherein the plate driver further comprises at least one of an electromagnet and a motor coupled to the shaft, and an electronic circuitry configured to detect whether the connector is being mated with the connection interface and cause at least one of the electromagnet and the motor to actuate the shaft in a predetermined direction when it is determined that the connector is being mated with the connection interface.
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Abstract
An electronic device is provided comprising a connection interface including a connection portion; and a fastening portion comprising a plate that is configured to: (i) be substantially flush with a surface of the electronic device when the connection interface and a connector are not mated, and (ii) extend or recede from the surface of the electronic device when the connection interface and the connector are mated.
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a connecting interface including a connection portion; and a fastening portion comprising a plate that is configured to;
(i) be substantially flush with a surface of the electronic device when the connection interface and a connector are not mated, and (ii) extend or recede from the surface of the electronic device when the connection interface and the connector are mated;wherein the fastening portion further comprises a shaft coupled to the plate and a plate driver configured to actuate the shaft, and wherein the plate driver further comprises at least one of an electromagnet and a motor coupled to the shaft, and an electronic circuitry configured to detect whether the connector is being mated with the connection interface and cause at least one of the electromagnet and the motor to actuate the shaft in a predetermined direction when it is determined that the connector is being mated with the connection interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A connector, comprising:
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a connection portion; and a fastening portion comprising a plate configured to extend or recede from a surface of the connector when the connector is mated with a connection interface; wherein the fastening portion further comprises;
a receiving portion configured to receive the plate, and an elastic member disposed between a surface of the receiving portion and a surface of the plate, the elastic member being configured to restore the plate to a state in which the plate is substantially flush with the surface of the connector after the connector is disconnected from the connection interface;wherein the fastening portion further comprises a shaft coupled to the plate and a plate driver configured to actuate the shaft; and wherein the plate includes at east one of a magnetized material, and a magnetic material. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A connecting system for use in an electronic device, comprising:
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a connection interface comprising a first plate; and a connector for mating with the connection interface, comprising a second plate configured to protrude or extend from a surface of the connector; wherein the first plate is configured to;
(i) be substantially flush with a surface of the electronic device when the connector and the connection interface are not mated, and (ii) extend or recede from the surface of the electronic device during a mating of the connection interface with the connector;wherein the connection interface comprises a first receiving portion for receiving the first plate, a shaft coupled to the first plate, and a plate driver configured to actuate the shaft and a first elastic member disposed between a surface of the first receiving portion and a surface of the first plate; and wherein the second plate comprises a magnet, so that the first plate is extended or receded during the mating of the connection interface with the connector by a magnetic force of the magnet. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method of operating a terminal, the method comprising:
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detecting a contact between a connection interface of the terminal and a connector; and responsive to detecting the contact, moving a first plate that is substantially flush with a terminal case surface to recede from the terminal case surface and inserting a second plate that is part of the connector into a terminal receiving portion of the connection interface to establish a contact between the first plate and the second plate; detecting that the connector and the connection interface have become separated, and restoring the first plate to a state in which the first plate is substantially flush with the terminal case surface, wherein the first plate includes one of a magnetized material, magnetic material, and a rubber material. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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